Chinese tech giant Huawei is reportedly building secret semiconductor-fabrication facilities in China to evade U.S. sanctions, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association, which claims that Huawei has acquired existing plants and is constructing three others using state funding.
Chinese chip stocks rally after Huawei's launch of the Mate 60 Pro phone, with investors speculating that it could be using a 5G capable chip, potentially benefitting China's local semiconductor sector.
Huawei and China's top chipmaker SMIC have developed an advanced 7-nanometer processor for the new Huawei Mate 60 Pro smartphone, marking progress in China's domestic chip ecosystem and a challenge to U.S. restrictions on Huawei's access to chipmaking tools.
The launch of Huawei's new smartphone raises questions about global technology and control of the future, as the Chinese company unveils a smartphone powered by an advanced chip, potentially challenging US efforts to block China from acquiring cutting-edge computer chips.
China has defied US-led export restrictions by producing a 5G smartphone, Huawei's Mate 60 Pro, using an advanced silicon chip made by Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC), indicating progress in China's efforts to build a domestic chip ecosystem.
China's Huawei Technologies' development of an advanced chip for its latest smartphone demonstrates the country's determination to fight back against U.S. sanctions, but the efforts are costly and may lead to tighter restrictions from Washington, according to analysts.
The US government is seeking more information about the Huawei Mate 60 Pro smartphone, particularly its advanced chip, to determine if American restrictions on semiconductor exports were bypassed.
The recent unveiling of Huawei's Mate 60 Pro smartphone, powered by the Kirin 9000s chip, has sparked debates about its significance in the US-China technology cold war.
Huawei has released two new smartphones, the Mate 60 Pro+ and the Mate X5 foldable, both of which are believed to be 5G devices powered by Huawei's own Kirin 9000S chip, indicating the company's confidence in its chip yield despite US sanctions.
The Mate 60 Pro Plus offers higher RAM and storage options, a tweaked camera system, and a potentially higher price compared to the Mate 60 Pro.
Huawei's Mate 60 Pro contains memory chips from SK Hynix, raising questions about how the chips ended up in the device and whether any laws were violated.
Huawei has released its latest flagship phones, the Huawei Mate 60 series, featuring a three-hole Dynamic Island cutout in the display, challenging Apple's design choices for the upcoming iPhone 15 Pro.
The U.S. government is investigating how Huawei and SMIC managed to create 7nm Kirin 9000S 5G chipsets in violation of American sanctions, while Foxconn workers assembling the Huawei Mate 60 Pro in China are paid 19.2% more than those assembling the iPhone.
Huawei's chip design unit, HiSilicon, is shipping new Chinese-made chips for surveillance cameras, indicating that the company is finding ways around the US export controls and reclaiming market share in the sector.
Despite conflicting claims, the U.S. Commerce Secretary has stated that there is no evidence that Huawei can manufacture smartphones with advanced semiconductors at scale.
